Ladies' Gaelic Football Association

Governing body for ladies' Gaelic football

Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
*Cumann Peil Gael na mBan*

Formation	1974
Headquarters	Westward House Jones Road Dublin 3 Ireland
Region served	Ireland United Kingdom International
President	Mícheál Naughton
Website	ladiesgaelic.ie

The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association (Irish: Cumann Peil Gael na mBan) is the main governing body for ladies' Gaelic football. It organises competitions such as the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and the Ladies' National Football League.

Foundation

The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association was founded on 18 July 1974 at a meeting held at the Hayes' Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary, almost ninety years after the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded at the same hotel. Representatives from four counties – Offaly, Kerry, Tipperary and Galway – attended the meeting. In the same year the LGFA also organised the inaugural All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship. The LGFA was recognised by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1982.

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Governing body

Competitions

All-Irelands	Senior Intermediate Junior Under-18 Under-16 Under-14 Club
Leagues	Ladies' National Football League
Provincial club championships	Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster
County club championships	Cork Donegal Dublin Laois Leitrim Longford Waterford
Intervarsity	O'Connor Cup British University Championship

Teams

National	Ireland women's international rules football team
Counties	Antrim Cork Dublin Mayo
Clubs	Foxrock–Cabinteely

Awards

See also

v t e Governing bodies of the Gaelic Athletic Association
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Provincial councils	Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster Britain
Connacht	Galway Leitrim Mayo Roscommon Sligo
Leinster	Carlow Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Laois Longford Louth Meath Offaly Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Munster	Clare Cork Kerry Limerick Tipperary Waterford
Ulster	Antrim Armagh Cavan Derry Donegal Down Fermanagh Monaghan Tyrone
Britain	Gloucestershire Hertfordshire Lancashire London Scotland Warwickshire Yorkshire
Other counties	Asian Australasia Canada Europe New York United States
Non-county bodies	Annual Congress Deutscher Bund Gälischer Sportarten Féile na nGael Higher Education Irish Collegiate Handball Association Games Administration Committee Scór
Associated bodies	GAA Handball Camogie Association Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
Structure of the Gaelic Athletic Association

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